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u.s. history. president obama defeated mitt romney forcing the republicans to reconsider their policies among others returning women and immigrants. while the major party presidential candidate did not take on fossil fuel, climate change in any of their debates, it was a year of extreme weather from melting of the arctic to superstorm sandy to the massive typhoon in the philippines. 2012 will also be remembered for a series of mass shootings from aurora, arata, to the sikh temple, to be shooting in newtown, conn.. the case around trayvon martin sparked national protest after officials refused to arrest george zimmerman. president obama continues his secret drone wars. we spend the hour looking back at the moment and movements that shaped 2012. >> democratic congresswoman gabrielle giffords has announced she will step down this week. she was shot in the head last year in a shooting spree that left six people dead in tucson. >> thank you for your prayers and for giving me the time to recover
u.s. history. president obama defeated mitt romney forcing the republicans to reconsider their policies among others returning women and immigrants. while the major party presidential candidate did not take on fossil fuel, climate change in any of their debates, it was a year of extreme weather from melting of the arctic to superstorm sandy to the massive typhoon in the philippines. 2012 will also be remembered for a series of mass shootings from aurora, arata, to the sikh temple, to be...
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the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is being treated for a blood clot in a vain between her brain and skull. doctors caring for say she should make a full recovery. earlier this month, the veteran politician suffered a concussion after fainting and falling down. >> hillary clinton in belfast earlier this month, the end of a typically frenetic a foreign trip, for countries in five days. is thought to contracted a stomach virus. at home, she fell and suffered a concussion. she's now being treated at this new york hospital and has been told to avoid this sort of punishing travelled has taken her to more foreign capitals than any of her predecessors. 112 on countries and more than a million miles. hillary clinton is popular home. she's one of the most trusted members of president obama's cabinet. she missed at least one important domestic in nature and since falling ill -- a congressional hearing to answer questions about the attacked in an gussie. -- attack in benghazi. it is not clear
the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is being treated for a blood clot in a vain between her brain and skull. doctors caring for say she should make a full recovery. earlier this month, the veteran politician suffered a concussion after fainting and falling down. >> hillary clinton in belfast earlier this month, the end of a typically frenetic a foreign trip, for countries in five days. is thought to contracted a stomach virus. at home, she fell and suffered a concussion. she's...
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chief petty officer, nicholas david czech, u.s. navy, monroeville. commander job w. price, u.s. navy, potts town. major wesley james hinckley, united states army, cumberland city. i yield back to the senior senator. mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: i want to thank senator toomey for reading the first half of our names. i'll continue with 20 more names. sergeant derrick lee shanfield, united states marine corps, hastings, pennsylvania. sergeant first class robert james fike, united states army. sergeant first class brian allen hoover, united states army, west elizabeth. sergeant joseph davis caskey, united states marine corps, pittsburgh. lance corporal joshua thomas twigg, united states marine corps, be indiana. corporal joshua alexander hartin, united states army, bethlehem. lance corporal ralph john fabree, united states marine corps. staff sergeant david g. weigel, united states army, philadelphia, pennsylvania. corporal eric michael torbit, jr., united states marine corps, lancaster. corporal gerald lee king, u
chief petty officer, nicholas david czech, u.s. navy, monroeville. commander job w. price, u.s. navy, potts town. major wesley james hinckley, united states army, cumberland city. i yield back to the senior senator. mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: i want to thank senator toomey for reading the first half of our names. i'll continue with 20 more names. sergeant derrick lee shanfield, united states marine corps, hastings,...
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the u.s. is one budget deal away from restoring its global preeminence, perhaps because some -- i'm so proud of this country, i'd say we're one budget deal away from restoring our global dominance for a considerable number of years. unfortunately, after i hope and pray we adopt the result of the negotiations going on now and avoid the fiscal cliff, we'll still be one grand bargain, budget deal away from restoring our -- our global preeminence. that work has to be done. but at least we will have avoided the cliff. mr. president, by a twist of fate, the occupant of the chair is my colleague and friend, the senator from connecticut, so like -- you've probably seen these numbers, but just to bring it home in one state, what will be the impact if we go over -- if we allow the country to go over the fiscal cliff. in connecticut, 1.4 million middle-class families will see their federal income taxes increase. almost a million and a half families. if the middle-class tax cuts are allowed to expire on j
the u.s. is one budget deal away from restoring its global preeminence, perhaps because some -- i'm so proud of this country, i'd say we're one budget deal away from restoring our global dominance for a considerable number of years. unfortunately, after i hope and pray we adopt the result of the negotiations going on now and avoid the fiscal cliff, we'll still be one grand bargain, budget deal away from restoring our -- our global preeminence. that work has to be done. but at least we will have...
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who is happening in the u.s. and of course our who can she joins us live from you as. a role she's here again going to your colonel loads. funny to see you in the daylight the really cool should still be approaching midnight here you've got all this to come i suppose to be partying tonight with i know but president obama starts his new term doesn't it not really in the bush to four with the bush popularity. you know there were cheers of relief here when he won i would say because the alternative was thought to be so much worse many voted out of fear that romney could win for them he was another george w. bush so whether americans have fallen out of love with obama the two thousand and eight euphoria was gone that's for sure back then there were these crowds you know in the streets all across the country shedding tears of joy so bad in their view where the eight years of bush presidency obama was greeted as the savior and then he went and saved the banks saved the auto industry something he took a special pride in during the election campaign but across the country mill
who is happening in the u.s. and of course our who can she joins us live from you as. a role she's here again going to your colonel loads. funny to see you in the daylight the really cool should still be approaching midnight here you've got all this to come i suppose to be partying tonight with i know but president obama starts his new term doesn't it not really in the bush to four with the bush popularity. you know there were cheers of relief here when he won i would say because the...
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u.s. policy toward north korea hoping that north korea will give up its weapons for aid has been a failure. it's been a bipartisan failure, frankly, for decades, and it's gotten us now to this point. the hope that north korea can be induced to abandon its ambitions for nuclear weapons and missiles distracts us, north. it distracts us from pursuing the very policies that might actually change the behavior of the regime and support its people. going forward, we need to move away from an unimaginative policy here to one with energy and creativity and focus, so let's tackle north korea's illicit activities, its counterfeiting of u.s. currency. this regime will do anything for money. it is, as many north koreans will tell you, it is a gangster regime. let's interfere with those shipments and disrupt the bank accounts that are used. let's ramp up radio broadcast in the country where there is information wall that is cracking. and let's help the refugees who are literally dying to escape the pris
u.s. policy toward north korea hoping that north korea will give up its weapons for aid has been a failure. it's been a bipartisan failure, frankly, for decades, and it's gotten us now to this point. the hope that north korea can be induced to abandon its ambitions for nuclear weapons and missiles distracts us, north. it distracts us from pursuing the very policies that might actually change the behavior of the regime and support its people. going forward, we need to move away from an...
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a report by the fbi says nearly four in 10 u.s. gang members have some ties to drug trafficking organizations based in mexico. that is far more than any other outside group. also this fbi report says that the number of gang members operating in the u.s. shot up 40% in the last year. nearly one in three police officers here in the southwest are concerned saying that gang activity and drug trade in their areas has increased over the course of the last two years. people like assistant sheriff gary pentis in ventura, california, where they're battling cartel and gang members. take a listen. >> i think most law enforcement agencies put the gang activity as a huge priority because of violence in our communities. violent crime is a huge priority. we have to keep the dopers on their heels because that is the power, that's the money. it all works together. >> reporter: and they all work together including federal agencies battling some of these same cartels. off the coast of california the cartels are working with gang members to go out fur
a report by the fbi says nearly four in 10 u.s. gang members have some ties to drug trafficking organizations based in mexico. that is far more than any other outside group. also this fbi report says that the number of gang members operating in the u.s. shot up 40% in the last year. nearly one in three police officers here in the southwest are concerned saying that gang activity and drug trade in their areas has increased over the course of the last two years. people like assistant sheriff gary...
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shriver also advised the u.s. catholic bishops in drafting a letter on nuclear war issued in 1983, and he worked to influence the reagan administration to accept a no-first-strike approach to nuclear weapons. in 1993 president clinton presented him the presidential medal of freedom. this bare bones account of sargent shriver's life and achievements suggests but does not describe the spirit of a man who was a devout catholic and an inspired and inspiring father. how can we understand the spirit and motivation of such a versatile and resilient man? striving to understand sergeant shriver, i think of the inflated clown toy perhaps two-and-a-half or three feet tall favored by 2-year-olds around the world. and at the rounded bottom of the toy, there is a bag of sand so that no matter how often you push him down, he springs back upright again. it's great fun if you're 2, but sargent shriver was like that his whole life. no matter how many times life and circumstances pushed him down whether in the fight to establish the
shriver also advised the u.s. catholic bishops in drafting a letter on nuclear war issued in 1983, and he worked to influence the reagan administration to accept a no-first-strike approach to nuclear weapons. in 1993 president clinton presented him the presidential medal of freedom. this bare bones account of sargent shriver's life and achievements suggests but does not describe the spirit of a man who was a devout catholic and an inspired and inspiring father. how can we understand the spirit...
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>>> happening now, u.s. senators on capitol hill are releasing a scathing new report on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. on the right of your screen is maine senator susan collins. she's one of the two top members on the senate homeland security committee. let's bring in our own jill dauerty, our foreign affairs correspondent who is monitoring this from the state department. what can you tell us? >> if you listen to what the senator is saying and also senator joe lieberman, they are coming up with essentially three different things. the main thing is that there was a rising crescendo of evidence from the intelligence community and even open sources that benghazi was increasingly dangerous and attacks there were more and more likely, but the reaction was woefully inadequate. they say the system as one official was flashing red. the state department, they say, did not adequately respond to that. another key point is they talk about security. security in other countries for embassies and consulates
>>> happening now, u.s. senators on capitol hill are releasing a scathing new report on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. on the right of your screen is maine senator susan collins. she's one of the two top members on the senate homeland security committee. let's bring in our own jill dauerty, our foreign affairs correspondent who is monitoring this from the state department. what can you tell us? >> if you listen to what the senator is saying and also senator joe...
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heather: as the u.s. heads closer to the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff one of the big consequences of going over is a series of major spending cuts that would take a direct toll on america's armed forces. while lawmakers of all stripes have seen this debate playing out firsthand our next guest knows all too well the affects those cuts would have on the men and women who keep americans safe. bucky shinmoedake chairman of the house armed services committee. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> to do the math the 500 billion reduction in military spending triggered by 2011's budget control act would be added to the 487 billion the obama administration larry limb natured in this year's budget q. can our military survive that? >> we had five hearings leading up to this. and all of the former and current military leaders said how devastating it would be from the secretary of defense on down. secretary of defense said that it would be like shooting ourselves in the head. you know there hasn
heather: as the u.s. heads closer to the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff one of the big consequences of going over is a series of major spending cuts that would take a direct toll on america's armed forces. while lawmakers of all stripes have seen this debate playing out firsthand our next guest knows all too well the affects those cuts would have on the men and women who keep americans safe. bucky shinmoedake chairman of the house armed services committee. thank you for joining us. >>...
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um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend to do it and we haven't figured out how to spend to do it. >> when i talk to chinese defense analysts and scholars when i visit china they don't talk about these legacy systems. they are happy to let us patrol the sea lanes and do all the traditional great power things that require these big, extremely expensive systems. they want to jump over the world of aircraft carriers and manned bombers to a new era in which the wars will be fought in, in space, with blinding our sensors that are in space, and in cyberspace
um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend...
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we're cautiously optimistic that the obama administration will finally allow sikhs to service in the u.s. armed forces with their articles of faith in tact. it would be a very important and historic step. >> we'd like to see the obama administration take the lead in acknowledging and including non-theistic americans in the decision making process. >> pro-life issues are always a concern. someone has to protect the innocent life and certainly we think our government ought to be able to do that. >> i also really hope and pray that in the second administration he takes on the issue of climate change. i think that unfortunately it's become a politicized, highly contentious issue and that it's not and it's becoming more clear to us as the days go on that it's something that we need to take on. >> whatever can be done to make our children safer, including stopping availability of assault weapons and these magazines that can kill people, and having people able to get weapons without adequate background checks. it's really time to put an end to that. and i hope every parent in america calls for
we're cautiously optimistic that the obama administration will finally allow sikhs to service in the u.s. armed forces with their articles of faith in tact. it would be a very important and historic step. >> we'd like to see the obama administration take the lead in acknowledging and including non-theistic americans in the decision making process. >> pro-life issues are always a concern. someone has to protect the innocent life and certainly we think our government ought to be able...
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data centers in the u.s. account for one-quarter to one-third of that load, the estimates show, and then you quote peter gross who has helped design data center. a single data center can take more power than a medium-sized town. >> guest: that's right. and, um, that works, as you mentioned, on the electricity usage done by a researcher at stanford, and a london firm, and those are solid numbers. and some people asked, well, is that energy that's being used all the time or part of the time? well, it'sing with used all of -- it's being used all of the time. once a data center turns out, it has a steady load. so it's always day or night, you know, whether it's august, september, january, anytime. they're drawing about that amount of electricity worldwide right now according to the best estimates of the best people in the field. that's the way it would recollects. -- that's the way it works. >> host: why does it work that way? >> guest: well, in part it is because, again, the way that this has grown, this field h
data centers in the u.s. account for one-quarter to one-third of that load, the estimates show, and then you quote peter gross who has helped design data center. a single data center can take more power than a medium-sized town. >> guest: that's right. and, um, that works, as you mentioned, on the electricity usage done by a researcher at stanford, and a london firm, and those are solid numbers. and some people asked, well, is that energy that's being used all the time or part of the...
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that is a much more cost- effective way of the u.s. looking to regarded as national security interests but also help these countries deal with their own problems so that they don't become direct threats to the u.s. i looked at two specific examples, colombia and latin america, the philippines in asia. where these forces working with the philippines and colombians over number of years were able to really address those security threats successfully. i think there's a large consensus forming in a special operations community that is the wave of the future. rather than ask for more money, the things they would need to really improve and perfect this capability can be done with a shifting of some resources internally and that requires -- and not require huge expenditures. the key is working through these other forces. it has been tried to some degree in places like pakistan, yemen, in afghanistan, there's a big effort over the last couple years training village defense forces. there also train afghan special forces and working with special
that is a much more cost- effective way of the u.s. looking to regarded as national security interests but also help these countries deal with their own problems so that they don't become direct threats to the u.s. i looked at two specific examples, colombia and latin america, the philippines in asia. where these forces working with the philippines and colombians over number of years were able to really address those security threats successfully. i think there's a large consensus forming in a...
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u.s. politicians reached a deal to stop tax rises in spending cuts from damaging the american and the global economy? hillary clinton is being treated at this hospital in new york. she has a blood clot. there's concern over the health of the venezuelan president who has suffered complications after cancer surgery in cuba. walk into bbc world news. coming up, and look back at the british troops as they prepared handover to afghan forces. new zealand becomes the first major city to welcome 2013. time is running out for politicians in the united states to strike a deal to prevent the economy from going over the so- called fiscal cliff. that is when a package of automatic spending cuts and tax rises comes into fact which could set the country back into recession. that less than 20 hours into the generate the first deadline. >> as night descended on washington, no deal precentors went home with a low over 24 hours to go before the huge austerity package known as the fiscal cliff, something almo
u.s. politicians reached a deal to stop tax rises in spending cuts from damaging the american and the global economy? hillary clinton is being treated at this hospital in new york. she has a blood clot. there's concern over the health of the venezuelan president who has suffered complications after cancer surgery in cuba. walk into bbc world news. coming up, and look back at the british troops as they prepared handover to afghan forces. new zealand becomes the first major city to welcome 2013....
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new zealand and australia released in the u.s. last january. topped the u.s. and australian charts. it's t the number one downloaded song is call me maybe. ♪ >> it is in our head for 2013. call me maybe. this w it was released and nominated for two grammy awards and song of the year by mtv. >> i like those songs. >> it's all right. >>> new years. >> new year's eve. hopefully next year isn't a battlefield. ♪ >> that's right. pat benatar will be performing during fox news channel all new new year's eve channel tonight along with sara bright man. you can be a part of the show just text you text then a space and greeting to number 36288 and your happy new year's message could make it on air. that's tonight. it's all right here on the fox news channel starting at 11:00 eastern. >> great lineup there. >> love that pat benatar. great starting with you first thing in the morning. >> happy new year. >> for the late he is celebrity buzz check out michael on twitter. >>> cities around the country are putting final touches on new year's eve celebrations tonight. mobile alabama they will hav
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u.s. army veteran wade michael page. after shooting one police officer multiple times -- page was shot and killed by another officer. number eight, the massacre in khandahar province. >> the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered. >> the accused gunman, robert bailes. bailes left his afghanistan outpost on a night back in march and single handedly attacked two villages. opening fire and killing 16 afghan civilians in their homes and wounding six others. number seven, striking a deal in the shooting that struck a blow to the nation. >> the man who shot congresswoman gabrielle giffords and killed six people in a ra rampage in tucson last year pleaded guilty to 19 charges. >> jared loughner was sentenced to seven consecutive life terms and 140 years. his guilty plea means he will avoid the death penalty. chicago's murder rate surged to levels not seen in almost a decade. >> it's just not the gang bangers. right now, innocent kids and women are being shot on
u.s. army veteran wade michael page. after shooting one police officer multiple times -- page was shot and killed by another officer. number eight, the massacre in khandahar province. >> the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered. >> the accused gunman, robert bailes. bailes left his afghanistan outpost on a night back in march and single handedly attacked two villages. opening fire and killing 16 afghan civilians...
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feeling well and not well enough to appear on capitol hill to testify on the september 11 attack on u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. she is being treated with anti kawai gallons and doctors want to medicaid -- observe the medication over the next 48 hours. >> former president george h.w. bush's condition appears to be improving. the 88-year old has been moved from the intensive care unit back to a regular room at a houston hospital. he has been hospitalized since late november for bronchitis- related cough. hugo chÁvez is suffering additional issues. he has not been seen or heard from since undergoing his fourth cancer-related surgery, as three weeks ago. government official said he might not return in time for his inauguration january 10. to the fiscal cliff showdown, it has gone from a matter of days to just hours before we reach the so-called fiscal cliff. john gonzales is live on capitol hill to talk about the latest in the rather tense negotiations. >> sun this morning might describe this as desperation. the white house says vice- president joe biden is planning a direct role in
feeling well and not well enough to appear on capitol hill to testify on the september 11 attack on u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. she is being treated with anti kawai gallons and doctors want to medicaid -- observe the medication over the next 48 hours. >> former president george h.w. bush's condition appears to be improving. the 88-year old has been moved from the intensive care unit back to a regular room at a houston hospital. he has been hospitalized since late november for...
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number nine, the u.s. stock market, despite all those worries about the fiscal cliff and slower growth in the u.s. economy, the stock market has had a great year. too bad you missed out. smart money's been on the market, the rest of us are worried about the fiscal cliff. >> number eight, facebook's ipo. hundreds of millions of people like facebook, but investors did not on its first day as a public company. the stock has yet to climb its way back to the ipo price. >> number seven, mother meyer. the new ceo of yahoo! who announced she was just going to take a two week maternity leave as she tried to turn this company around. 37 years old, it looks like a mother's touch is what yahoo needed. >> mother nature. an intense drought in the midwest that scorched the corn and sky crop sending prices sky high. who can forget super storm sandy? neighborhoods along the northeast swept away, millions without power and damages as high as 50 billion dollars raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether
number nine, the u.s. stock market, despite all those worries about the fiscal cliff and slower growth in the u.s. economy, the stock market has had a great year. too bad you missed out. smart money's been on the market, the rest of us are worried about the fiscal cliff. >> number eight, facebook's ipo. hundreds of millions of people like facebook, but investors did not on its first day as a public company. the stock has yet to climb its way back to the ipo price. >> number seven,...
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the national record card says u.s. high school seniors are worse in understanding history than math and science. they always bemoan the fact they're so week in math and science but only 12% of high school seniors showed profifth si in u.s. history. 12%. the amazing thing is that the report also said that only 2% actually could explain what brown vs. board of education was was about. even though the answer was implicit in the question. so our kids don't know much history, and a lot of what they know is wrong. and so if the book is based upon the work of great historians. you're mentioned and a lot of historians doing similar work. but we have a big sweep, and because we're able to couple this with the showtime documentary, able to make it more dramatic. >> tried to make it a primer. like a basic text, like history 101. why can it not be? i have to say when you read these history books, it's not -- it's not coherent. there's no pattern so we don't see what we were just talking about, the empirement you don't understand h
the national record card says u.s. high school seniors are worse in understanding history than math and science. they always bemoan the fact they're so week in math and science but only 12% of high school seniors showed profifth si in u.s. history. 12%. the amazing thing is that the report also said that only 2% actually could explain what brown vs. board of education was was about. even though the answer was implicit in the question. so our kids don't know much history, and a lot of what they...
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some more world news in brief for you this hour u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has been admitted to a new york hospital after doctors discovered a blood clot during a medical exam earlier this month clinton sustained a concussion after fainting she will remain in the hospital for the next forty eight hours as doctors monitor her treatment. gunfire during anti-government protests near the central iraqi city of ramadi has left two people wounded bodyguards for the iraqi deputy prime minister fired the shot several reports saying he was hit in the face with a bomb or was he gave a speech during the rally there have been more than a week of demonstrations which have seen sunni muslims protest against what they consider as second class treatment from the shia led government. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon has urged india's authorities to take action to protect women after a twenty three year old student died after being gang raped body was cremated in new delhi the attack sparked a days of riots with protesters demanding harsher
some more world news in brief for you this hour u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has been admitted to a new york hospital after doctors discovered a blood clot during a medical exam earlier this month clinton sustained a concussion after fainting she will remain in the hospital for the next forty eight hours as doctors monitor her treatment. gunfire during anti-government protests near the central iraqi city of ramadi has left two people wounded bodyguards for the iraqi deputy prime...
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because he was a u.s. citizen, it was one of the most controversial drone strikes in the campaign against al qaeda. to this day, the question of how the cia zeroed in on awlaki in that distant desert land remains a mystery. some of that will be answered tonight, and you'll learn how an unlikely danish spy named morten storm managed to get inside awlaki's world and become one of his most trusted friends. and how, storm says, he helped lead that fatal missile to its target. >> anwar al-awlaki: as you send us your bombs, we will send you ours. >> logan: by the time of his death, anwar al-awlaki was at the top of the u.s. terrorist kill list. the muslim cleric had become notorious for his fiery internet sermons that incited attacks against america. >> awlaki: jihad against america is binding upon myself, just as it is binding on every other able muslim. >> logan: awlaki had plotted with the underwear bomber, umar abdulmutallab, and he inspired nidal hasan's shooting rampage at fort hood, texas, that left 13 de
because he was a u.s. citizen, it was one of the most controversial drone strikes in the campaign against al qaeda. to this day, the question of how the cia zeroed in on awlaki in that distant desert land remains a mystery. some of that will be answered tonight, and you'll learn how an unlikely danish spy named morten storm managed to get inside awlaki's world and become one of his most trusted friends. and how, storm says, he helped lead that fatal missile to its target. >> anwar...
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so then it isn't -- you can't dhaka the u.s. soviet relations without talking about the british empire. >> here are the three parts of the cold war in the beginning. most americans have no idea. and they have no idea what role the british are playing but roosevelt did, and roosevelt was very, very critical of the british empire has was his vice president from 41 to 45, henry wallace. they want to bring it to the could dismantle the british empire, the french empire, the portuguese, they were very anticolonial. they encourage them and give them a did. it gets us involved in vietnam and in a lot of turmoil that we are going to leave her face. but the other questions you were raising we don't know if there would have been a clash between the americans and the soviets. we had a different interests but we had a very good alliance, and april 23rd, the crucial meeting they both make the point and now we have the soviets and the good wartime allies they also delivered more than the had promised. and so the but were confident that there
so then it isn't -- you can't dhaka the u.s. soviet relations without talking about the british empire. >> here are the three parts of the cold war in the beginning. most americans have no idea. and they have no idea what role the british are playing but roosevelt did, and roosevelt was very, very critical of the british empire has was his vice president from 41 to 45, henry wallace. they want to bring it to the could dismantle the british empire, the french empire, the portuguese, they...
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barry peterson, cbs news, london. >> jeff: its u.s. hasn't had a fatal air accident since a commuter plane crashed in buffalo, new york, in 2009. and globally despite what happened in russia, air travel is safer than ever. there have been 23 fatal crashes in 2012. that is compared to the 34 accidents the aviation industry averaged every year over the last decade. >> in india, hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in vigils in remembrance of a young woman raped and brutally beaten on a bus two weeks ago. the 23-year-old student died yesterday. the attack has enraged the public prompting almost daily demonstrations. six men have been charged with her murder. >> still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news", a deadline for free foreclosure review looms for millions. a call for help sends rescuers crashing through thin ice. and some inmate goes free after california voters think twice about three strikes. >> happy holidays from cabul, afghanistan. i want to say happy new year to all my family and friends back home. mom and dad i wi
barry peterson, cbs news, london. >> jeff: its u.s. hasn't had a fatal air accident since a commuter plane crashed in buffalo, new york, in 2009. and globally despite what happened in russia, air travel is safer than ever. there have been 23 fatal crashes in 2012. that is compared to the 34 accidents the aviation industry averaged every year over the last decade. >> in india, hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in vigils in remembrance of a young woman raped and brutally...
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u.s. . and egypt's new constitution which sparked weeks of protests is officially adopted but matters are far from settled with opposition leaders and now under investigation for allegedly plotting to topple the islamist president. top news and commentary direct from moscow twenty four hours a day this is our teeth certainly glad to have you with us. five people have now died as a result of the plane crash when a passenger jet overshot the runway at one of russia's busiest airports one of the wounded flight attendants died of her injuries in the hospital on sunday the tuple of two or four airliner crashed through a fence into the side of a major highway breaking into three parts all eight people on board were crew members the crash happened ten kilometers from the city this is video was taken by a motorist dashboard camera which captured the moment of impact. for those on the highway at the time a lucky escape but an incident in which clearly left shocked earlier my colleague carrie johnst
u.s. . and egypt's new constitution which sparked weeks of protests is officially adopted but matters are far from settled with opposition leaders and now under investigation for allegedly plotting to topple the islamist president. top news and commentary direct from moscow twenty four hours a day this is our teeth certainly glad to have you with us. five people have now died as a result of the plane crash when a passenger jet overshot the runway at one of russia's busiest airports one of the...
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from new year's day the adoption of russian children by u.s. citizens will no longer be possible after president putin signed into the measure into law it is a tit for tat a response to america's sanctions against russian officials which it sees as human rights violators has more on the diplomatic spat. you have to understand that the law the so-called dental magnitsky law actually deals primarily a with imposing travel and financial strictures on the number of american officials and persons who have committed crimes against russian citizens and only only part of the law actually bans the adoption of russian children a by american citizens it has been in part inspired of by the case of the way you have to live a russian toddler who was adopted by the american family in two thousand and nine and died in their custody several months later after his father left him in a locked in the car in the blistering heat for nine hours the russian lawmakers feel that the american law system does not provide adequate adequate protection for the russian kids a
from new year's day the adoption of russian children by u.s. citizens will no longer be possible after president putin signed into the measure into law it is a tit for tat a response to america's sanctions against russian officials which it sees as human rights violators has more on the diplomatic spat. you have to understand that the law the so-called dental magnitsky law actually deals primarily a with imposing travel and financial strictures on the number of american officials and persons...
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what the u.s. then did was basically go in there and -- with the guidance counselors saying we're picking up radiation, and they went in there, and they wore all kind of special anti-radiation suits, went in there, and they bulldozed the entire town. they -- all the houses, everything in the houses, and three feet down, tomatoes and three feet below the tomatoes, was all bulldozed and puferlized in terms of the houses, and all of that stuff was put into thousands and thousands of barrels, special barrels made in italy and brought there for that occasion. figure i have a 5500 barrels, and they were loaded aboard ships, and if you ever want to visit the original town, you have to go to south carolina because -- because they went up the savannah river which separates southern south carolina from georgia, and up the river, there was a quarry, put them into the quarry, and then they, quote, sealed it up. i put "seal it up" in quotes because it's the half-life of 250,000 years so i don't believe it's sea
what the u.s. then did was basically go in there and -- with the guidance counselors saying we're picking up radiation, and they went in there, and they wore all kind of special anti-radiation suits, went in there, and they bulldozed the entire town. they -- all the houses, everything in the houses, and three feet down, tomatoes and three feet below the tomatoes, was all bulldozed and puferlized in terms of the houses, and all of that stuff was put into thousands and thousands of barrels,...
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purchasing right away gun stores all across the u.s. are reporting record sales just two weeks after the tragic shooting at the elementary school in newtown americans are scrambling to buy the same type of weapon that adam lanza used in the connecticut shooting plus high capacity magazines and a lot of them panic buying trigger it out of fear that the white house is out to ban the weapons but this time the words need to lead to action no a r fifteen for this customer all sold out at the store while prices on line have gone through the rules have been going for a thousand and fifteen hundred eight hundred dollars to twenty five hundred three thousand dollars even in some cases it's just the most amazing gun buying spree i've ever seen so many gun retailers now quite cynically refer to feed ministrations ben talk as the obama gun stimulus that's how good it's been from their business so how do you go from a president with a tough gun control agenda to someone gun dealers call the greatest gun salesman in america manufacturers of semi-auto
purchasing right away gun stores all across the u.s. are reporting record sales just two weeks after the tragic shooting at the elementary school in newtown americans are scrambling to buy the same type of weapon that adam lanza used in the connecticut shooting plus high capacity magazines and a lot of them panic buying trigger it out of fear that the white house is out to ban the weapons but this time the words need to lead to action no a r fifteen for this customer all sold out at the store...
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the way news says it's ironic that the u.s. is main parties have difficulty reaching a deal on policies to aid the nation's poor but had little trouble agreeing on with the defense budget. when the cameras are on you know they're on the ready they're coming out they're saying it's the welfare of all that's a people on food stamps or the people in extended unemployment benefits if they're on the blue team they're coming out and trying to get their base fired up that it's all about corporate interests and this is why we can't come up video but isn't it amazing when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defense bill they have no problem whatsoever coming to coming together and holding hands or put that kind of a deal together since two thousand and one namely we've been covering this nation by proxy the world by crisis and it doesn't matter who gets hurt who's good who gets left by the wayside as long as a special interest is served so is long as it's always under the shadow of crisis t
the way news says it's ironic that the u.s. is main parties have difficulty reaching a deal on policies to aid the nation's poor but had little trouble agreeing on with the defense budget. when the cameras are on you know they're on the ready they're coming out they're saying it's the welfare of all that's a people on food stamps or the people in extended unemployment benefits if they're on the blue team they're coming out and trying to get their base fired up that it's all about corporate...
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well again gun sales in the u.s. and rocketed after president obama pledged to ban certain types of automatic weapon . but he's got it you can't know the number panic buying public getting armed while they still can. about two weeks ago actually on this particular wall here. they are it's four rows down four rows across. with everything going on in politics right now with the possible ban and everything everyone is flooding in. purchasing right away gun stores all across the u.s. are reporting record sales just two weeks after the tragic shooting at the elementary school in newtown americans are scrambling to buy the same type of weapon that adam lanza used in the connecticut shooting plus high capacity magazines and a lot of them panic buying trigger it out of fear that the white house is out to ban the weapons but this time the words need to lead to action no eight ar fifteen for this customer all sold out at the store while prices on line have gone through the rules have been going for a thousand and fifteen hundr
well again gun sales in the u.s. and rocketed after president obama pledged to ban certain types of automatic weapon . but he's got it you can't know the number panic buying public getting armed while they still can. about two weeks ago actually on this particular wall here. they are it's four rows down four rows across. with everything going on in politics right now with the possible ban and everything everyone is flooding in. purchasing right away gun stores all across the u.s. are reporting...
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i adhered to the u.s. constitution. rep. ron paul was giving his retirement speech and to his credit, to his credit -- to me makes a lot of sense. i believe him when he says our liberties are being weakened. i am so sorry that they tried to discredit him. he makes a lot of sense. he bases his thinking on the founding fathers and their intentions. i am not very clear of the fiscal cliff. i understand that we are in trouble. the middle east situation that is going on is a can of worms. with our economic downturn, i am not so sure about that yet. even things like that mortgages, which is true. >> are you working? caller: i am unemployed, but i do? taxes. i stopped getting it in march of last year because of my health issues. >> unemployment is going to end, that is one of the expiring provisions. new castle, pa.. democratic line, jeanne. >> my main comments, i think that the problems, one of the main problems is the grover norquist pledge that the officials, mainly republicans, have taken. it should be deemed unconstitutional.
i adhered to the u.s. constitution. rep. ron paul was giving his retirement speech and to his credit, to his credit -- to me makes a lot of sense. i believe him when he says our liberties are being weakened. i am so sorry that they tried to discredit him. he makes a lot of sense. he bases his thinking on the founding fathers and their intentions. i am not very clear of the fiscal cliff. i understand that we are in trouble. the middle east situation that is going on is a can of worms. with our...
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u.s. share for 1997-2002. this is about half an hour. >> you hear so often people making the comment that congress is broken today,>> as you exit the institution how would you say it stated? >> it has changed a great deal. it is not the same as when i came 1983. there seemed to be more comedy. tip o'neill was speaker. i will never forget he was the first time he was on the floor raising cane with democrats. he had someone take his place and he came down and started giving me the dickens. after that we became very good friends and played golf together. michael was a wonderful leader. there was a spirit of camaraderie even though we had differences politically then that we do not have now. now it is much more combative. i have a lot of friends on the democratic side of the aisle, very good friends. as far as working things out is not as easy as it used to be. >> what are some of the root causes? >> i think and i am not pointing fingers, when we went after jim wright, newt was the speaker and jim was forced out o
u.s. share for 1997-2002. this is about half an hour. >> you hear so often people making the comment that congress is broken today,>> as you exit the institution how would you say it stated? >> it has changed a great deal. it is not the same as when i came 1983. there seemed to be more comedy. tip o'neill was speaker. i will never forget he was the first time he was on the floor raising cane with democrats. he had someone take his place and he came down and started giving me...
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the flawed adoption system in the u.s. . egypt's new constitution which sparked weeks of protests is officially adopted. by. the opposition leaders and i'm wondering. conventionally plotting to topple the islamist president. you're watching weekly news review on the very latest developments. five people have now died as a result of the plane crash when a passenger jet overshot the runway at one of russia's busiest airports where the wounded flight attendants died of her injuries in hospital on sunday to pull off two or four airliner crashed through a fence into the side of a major highway breaking into three parts all eight people on board were crew members of the crash happened ten kilometers from the city this is video taken by a motorist dashboard camera which captured the moment of impact. i. for those on the highway at the time a lucky escape but an incident which clearly left them shocked the driver can be heard on the video breathing deeply as he tries to pull over following on from what you just witnessed. earlier i
the flawed adoption system in the u.s. . egypt's new constitution which sparked weeks of protests is officially adopted. by. the opposition leaders and i'm wondering. conventionally plotting to topple the islamist president. you're watching weekly news review on the very latest developments. five people have now died as a result of the plane crash when a passenger jet overshot the runway at one of russia's busiest airports where the wounded flight attendants died of her injuries in hospital on...
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. >> this is the official document with the u.s. seal and lincoln's signature, setting it party from other copies and drafts. it's rarely been made accessible. having been badly damaged decades ago by light exposure. conservators rotate which pages are shown. >> our strategy is to limit the amount of light exposure and that means to limit the length of time it's on display and keep light levels low. >> preserving this piece of history for people today and generations to come. >> the emancipation proclamation will be on display in the rotunda of the national archives today, monday and tuesday and on new year's eve that exhibit will stay open past midnight. don't go, we'll be right back with more news in a moment. here's david gregory with a look at what's coming up on "meet the press." >> i sit down exclusively with president obama for his first appearance on the program in over three years, underscoring the importance of the high stakes showdown taking place over the next 48 hours in washington. will there be a deal on the fiscal cl
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i spent a lot of time with our military forces, with u.s. marines into helmand province, with army soldiers in kandahar, with american diplomats and reconstruction workers, and with the afghan people. traveled around by helicopter, by my is that trucks, pickup trucks, by donkey, and really -- >> we able to get out on your own? >> yes. fortunately, though i'm an american, i'm blessed with dark skin and this beard. >> did that make a difference? >> it did make a difference. it allowed me to blend in perhaps in ways it would be more difficult for you to do in kandahar. >> rajiv chandrasekeran, here is his most recent book, "little america: the war within the war for afghanistan." he has been our guest here on booktv on c-span2. thank you, sir. >> thank you. real pleasure. >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see here online. type the author or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page. click search. you can share anything you see on booktv.org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and
i spent a lot of time with our military forces, with u.s. marines into helmand province, with army soldiers in kandahar, with american diplomats and reconstruction workers, and with the afghan people. traveled around by helicopter, by my is that trucks, pickup trucks, by donkey, and really -- >> we able to get out on your own? >> yes. fortunately, though i'm an american, i'm blessed with dark skin and this beard. >> did that make a difference? >> it did make a...
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so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers there as a parched man on a hot day. instead of giving them just a tall glass of ice water, we literally turned a firehose on him, when he came in the process. we tried to pour so much money in through avipa that it wound up being counterproductive. this was a program that was partisan -- trying to spin $300 billion in just two provinces in one year. not surprisingly, we wound up shoveling goods at the afghans, what did they do? in some cases they took what we are giving them and they
so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern...
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host: are using the u.s. should pull back from its international commitments and focus more on -- more on home? caller: i would suggest that other western countries do the same thing. the president should have his staff identify the most labour intensive products that we purchased here in the u.s. and stop importing them. he should say, for example, the automotive parts and automobiles -- six months from now, he should say, we're not going to allow any imports. the creek investors -- greedy investors will go to work and start making plans and getting plants to fill that void. by that time, i am at number two with the heaviest labor, he should stop the import of that. pretty soon, we will get back on our feet. we need to build revenue from the value we make here. we need to make things. all the service companies, and the media, and the government, they are on the brink. we need to put some value into products and sell them here. host: mike from michigan offering his remedies to help fix the situation in the co
host: are using the u.s. should pull back from its international commitments and focus more on -- more on home? caller: i would suggest that other western countries do the same thing. the president should have his staff identify the most labour intensive products that we purchased here in the u.s. and stop importing them. he should say, for example, the automotive parts and automobiles -- six months from now, he should say, we're not going to allow any imports. the creek investors -- greedy...
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the soon to be in the hands of the cartels and operation makes the u.s. government one of the largest suppliers of assault rifles to the drug cartels. we'll be right back with this and more group awards. ♪ ♪[ music ] >>> okay, best idea of 2012. pat buchanan. >> i was going to go with sucession, but the iron dome of israel. >> i'm going to go with the democrats characterization of the republicans dinosaur ideas of women as the war on women. >> i'm going to go with herman cain's 999 idea. capturing everyone's attention with this 999 plan that had a lot of appeal from people. i think if he didn't suffer from a big scandal, that would have had some traction. >> best idea is common sense gun reform. the reform that most n ra members adeal with. better background checks, and changing the rubric, from gun control to gun safety. >> do have you a gun? >> i do. it's a .38. >> the best idea was hillary clinton's decision to turn down the request that she go on weekend talk shows following the benghazi attack. she left that honor to susan rice, who proceeded to
the soon to be in the hands of the cartels and operation makes the u.s. government one of the largest suppliers of assault rifles to the drug cartels. we'll be right back with this and more group awards. ♪ ♪[ music ] >>> okay, best idea of 2012. pat buchanan. >> i was going to go with sucession, but the iron dome of israel. >> i'm going to go with the democrats characterization of the republicans dinosaur ideas of women as the war on women. >> i'm going to go with...